Sometimes people credit me for the Tea Party. It's actually the other way around.

It doesn't make sense to have to do the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.

Democrats are making it clear that they intend to use our economic crisis to rush through their longtime liberal goals without public scrutiny or debate. ... This will increase burdens on taxpayers and take a significant step toward socialized medicine.

The Tea Party doesn't like politicians.

We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business.

So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman and senators to pave local parking lots and build local sewer plants. These parochial interests are getting in the way of the national interests.

First of all, no candidate is going to win by catering to the alleged Occupy Wall Street vote.